CONGO-KINSHASA VISA STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

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1 Congo-Kinshasa Visa TRAVEL VISA PRO Call us for assistance Toll-free: (866) Fax: (866) CONGO-KINSHASA VISA STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE Thank you for considering Travel & Visa Pro for your CONGO-KINSHASA Visa Travel needs. You ll make an excellent choice if you use our services since our agency specializes in expediting Congo-Kinshasa visas. Our travel professionals help you avoid delays, save money and time. Please follow our FOUR Steps instructions. STEP ONE: Obtain, Complete, and SIGN these documents A Valid Passport: You have to MAIL us your current valid and signed U.S. passport. Passport should be valid at least SIX (6) months after your departure from Congo-Kinshasa. Also, you should make sure you have at least ONE (1) completely blank page for visas in your passport. If your passport is about to expire or needs more pages, please contact us and we will help to obtain new, renew or add pages to your passport. TWO (2) Passport Style Photographs: We advice to go to a passport photographer since she/he is familiar with passport style photograph requirements. Photographs must be 2x2 inches in size. If you have a digital photograph, you can it to with Your First and Last name in subject line. TWO (2) Visa Questionnaires/Applications Please COMPLETE and SIGN Your Congo- Kinshasa visa application forms. We ask you to fill as much info as possible, but if you are not sure what to write for one question or the other please leave it blank. We will fill it ourselves rather than you fill incorrect information. Application enclosed. Notarized Hotel Reservation or Notarized Invitation from Congo-Kinshasa Notarized Letter of invitation from your host or friend in the Democratic Republic of the Congo OR a Notarized Letter of confirmed hotel reservation. Travel Visa Pro Visa Order Form Please complete Travel Visa Pro Visa Order Form Download it HERE: (see our website for processing time and fees). This form gives us your name, address, exact shipping address for visa, and payment method. You do not have to fill order form for each applicant. If all visas are to be mailed to the same address, we just need one form and payment. A Copy of Roundtrip ticket/itinerary showing the exact dates of entry into and departure from the Congo-Kinshasa and containing the name of passenger and flight number. Yellow Fever Vaccination: please provide a copy or original of your yellow fever certificate. Proof of Legal Status in the USA: Copy of Green Card or Valid US Visa. Additional Instructions for BUSINESS VISAS only: Please provide a business letter, which includes: o The name of a reference/visiting firm in Congo-Kinshasa. o Detailed explanation of the nature of business to be performed as well as duration of stay. o Company guarantee of financial responsibility for all travel expenses incurred by you. o The letter must be on company letterhead.

2 STEP TWO: Select Return Shipping method: In order to keep our prices competitive, we ask you to pay for your visa return shipping from Congo-Kinshasa consulate to your address. Because we use our FedEx account regularly, we get volume discounts and are willing to share them with you. Please select your preferred return shipping method and add SHIPPING FEE to your payment. IMPORTANT: Fees are given per address and includes shipment of up to THREE passports/visas. If you have FOUR passports or more going to the same address, please add $15.00: o FREE Include Prepaid Self-Addressed Envelope o $ FedEx Express Saver (4.30PM delivery on 3 rd business day) o $ FedEx Standard Overnight (3.00PM delivery on next business day) o $ FedEx Priority Overnight (10.30AM delivery on next business day) o $ FedEx SATURDAY Priority Overnight (12noon delivery on Saturday) o $ FedEx Standard Overnight to HI, AK, PR (3.00PM delivery on next business day) o $ FedEx INTERNATIONAL Priority Overnight(12noon delivery to Canada) STEP THREE: Make a Payment: Please add shipping and our visa expediting fees (see table below) together and provide us with payment. We accept the following payment types: By Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex). PREFERRED METHOD: By Check/Money Order. Make checks payable to TRAVEL AND VISA PRO By PayPal: Send payments to CALL OUR LOCAL OFFICE FOR CONSULAR, SERVICE FEES, AND ALL PROCESSING TIMES, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: OR San Francisco, CA (415) Washington, DC (202) New York (212) Los Angeles, CA (310) Houston, TX (713) Seattle, WA (206) Chicago, IL (312) Atlanta, GA (404) NEW SERVICE FREE PASSPORT REPLACEMENT COVERAGE FOR $9.99 per person This affordable passport replacement program offers FREE replacement of your passport if it has been lost, stolen, or damaged for total up to $329 in free services. Upon receipt of your claim, we will secure the fastest speed necessary to process your passport. Please read complete terms and conditions of the program at

3 STEP FOUR: Mail your application Please mail all required documents to us. See document checklist below. We recommend you to send your paperwork via traceable, overnight delivery service such as FedEx, DHL, USPS Express or similar courier. Attn: Visa Dept. Travel Visa Pro, IMPORTANT SHIPPIPNG ADVICE: If you need to order passport assistance (e.g. New Passport, Add Pages, Renewal, etc.) before we can process your visa, please mail your package to our Passport Center in San Francisco (do not mail your documents to DC OFFICE): Travel Visa Pro, reet, (415) Required document checklist: Passport (please do not forget to sign) TWO (2) Photographs Visa Order Form TWO (2) Visa Applications (please do not forget to sign) Notarized invitation Flight Itinerary Copy/original of Yellow Fever Certificate Additional Paperwork for BUSINESS VISAS NON-US citizens: proof of legal status in the USA (copy of green card or valid US visa). TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Travel & Visa Pro acts only as an agent, and only Embassy/consular officials and U.S. Passport Office agents make the final determination when deciding how fast a visa or passport will be issued and for what period of time (validity) visas can be issued. U.S. Passport Services reserve the right to prioritize the processing according to the departure date provided by the applicant. Embassy/consulate officials also have the right to ask for additional documentation in order to issue a passport or visa. Travel & Visa Pro accepts no responsibility for the services of the Passport Agency or Embassy/Consulate in connection with the granting of passports or visas, nor for any delays, loss of passports or other materials occasioned by such services or by any delivery services such as FedEx, UPS, or the US Postal Service. Damage compensation is not available. In the case where a visa or passport application has been canceled or rejected, the service fee will be non refundable. In case mistake is made on our part in dates/names, please notify us within 12 hours after receipt of your visa for necessary corrections to be made. If your trip has been postponed or dates are changed, some consulates permit visa correction for a fee. An administrative fee of $17 will be added to all cancelled orders.

4 République Démocratique du Congo Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et Coopération Internationale AMBA RDC/. FORMULAIRE DE DEMANDE DE VISA I VISA APPLICATION FORM A. JOINDRE AU PRESENT FORMULAIRE / PLEASE ATTACH TO THIS FORM: Passeport en cours de validité (plus de six mois)/a valid passport (more than six months) 1 photo d identité (écrire les noms derrière la photo)/1 Passport photo (write name on the back of the photo) B. RENSEIGNEMENTS A COMMUNIQUER / INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED 1. Nom / Name Nom de jeune fille (Maiden Name): Post nom(s) / Middle Name (s): Prénom / First Name: Lieu de naissance (ville)/place of Birth (city): Pays/Country: Date de naissance/date of Birth: Nationalité à la naissance/nationality at Birth: Nationalité actuelle/current Nationality: Sexe/Gender : Etat Civil (*1) /Marital Status: Célibataire/Single Marié/Married Divorcé/Divorced Veuf/Widow(er) Autre/Other Nom du (ou de la) conjoint(e)/spouse s Name: Nationalité du (ou de la) conjoint(e)/spouse s Nationality: Profession/Profession: Adresse/Address: Numéros de téléphone/phone Number: Adresse / Address : Noms du père/father s Name: Nationalité du père/father s Nationality: Nom de la mère/mother s Name: Nationalité de la mère/mother s Nationality: Type de Passeport/Type of Passport: Passeport Ordinaire/Ordinary Passport Passeport Diplomatique/Diplomatic Passport Passeport de Service/Service Passport Autres types de titre de voyage à spécifier/other types of travel document, to be specified Numéro du passeport/passport Number: Date de délivrance/date of Issue: Date d expiration/date of expiration: Délivré par/issued by: : Numéro de la carte de séjour (*2) /Residency card number (If Applicable): Date d expiration/date of expiration: : Motif du voyage/purpose of travel: Visite familiale or amicale/family or friend visit Affaires/Business Tourisme/Tourism Journaliste/Journalist Mission de service/service mission Mission officielle/official mission Études/Studies ONG staff/ngo Staff Personnel scientifique/medical and research staff Opérateur culturel/cultural operator Opérateur sportif/sport Organization Membre d une confession religieuse/clergyman (Priest, Pastor etc ) Référence du document justifiant le voyage /Travel supporting documents reference Délivré par/issued by: Lieu de la mission/place of Mission: Type de visa/type of visa: Transit a. Aller du/depart from : au/to b. Retour du/return from : au/to Tel: [email protected] 4

5 Une seule entrée (point d accès)/one entry (entry point) du/from : au/to Deux entrées (point d accès)/two entries (entry point) du/from : au/to du/from : au/to Multiples entrées (*4) (point d accès)/multiple entries (entry point) Photo d identité Passport Photo du/from : au/to du/from : au/to N du dernier visa congolais/ Number of last DRC Visa granted: Date de délivrance/date of Issuance: Date d expiration/date of expiration: Noms post noms et prenom des personnes (morales ou physiques qui invitent et qui prennent en charge l'invité/ Full name of persons (individuals or legal entities) inviting or sponsoring the guest Noms/Names: Adresse/Address: Numéros de téléphone/phone Number: Garantie de la prise en charge (*5)/Sponsorship Guarantee Preuves des moyens de subsistances pour la durée du séjour en RDC pour les personnes qui ne sont pas prises en charge par une personne morale ou physique/proofs of financial means to cover expenses during stay in the DRC for travellers that are not sponsored by an individual or legal entity La durée d attente du visa est de (*6)/Visa processing period is Je reconnais que les renseignements communiqués ci-dessus sont exacts et véridiques. J accepte qu'en cas de refus de visa pour une raison quelconque, les frais payés ne sont-pas remboursables/ / hereby acknowledge that the above information is true and I agree that in case of visa refusal for any reason, the fees paid are not refundable. Fait à/signed in Date Signature du réquérant /Applicant Signature SECTION À REMPLIR PAR LA CHANCELLERIE/SECTION TO FILLED OUT BY CHANCERY N de la demande de visa/visa Application Number (*7) Annotation de l Agent de la Chancellerie/Chancery Officer notes: Signature du Chancelier/Signature of the Chancellor: (1*): cocher dans une case/select one choice (2*): joindre Ia photocopie du document (titre de sejour à longue durée)/please attach the copy of the document (long stay document) (3*): joindre Ia photocopie du visa de voyage dans le pays de la demière destination/please attach a copy of the travel visa for the country of final destination (4*): mettre les dates envisagées des 1ère et demiere entrées comme celles des 1ère et demières sorties/please indicate the planned dates of the 1 st and last entries as well as those of 1 st and last exits. (*5): Garantie comme exigée par Ia DGM/ Guarantee as required by DGM (*6) est la meme que celle accordée au traitement des dossiers des requérants congolais des visas dans Ia juridiction I Is equal to the one allocated to the handling of files of Congolese visa applicants in the jurisdiction (*7): N de Ia demande de visa est à transcrire par l'agent de Ia Chancellerie / The number of the visa application is to be transcribed by the Chancery Officer. ( 8): Indice de l'ambassade suivi du numéro d'enregistrement au niveau de l'ambassade/index of the Embassy followed by the registration number at the Embassy. Le 3ième espace vide sera le numero du visa octroyé/the 3 rd blank space will be for the number of the visa granted Tel: [email protected] 4